From nature with love
BIOTAN is a processor and exporter of Organic Cashew Nuts.
Our processing factory is located at Kisemvule, 15 kilometers south of Dar es Salaam and we are working with small holder farmers in Coastal Region. We organize our farmers in Organic Grower Groups and they provide the unique Tanzanian Cashew Nuts to us.
We are dedicated to organic and ethical business practices as well as to develop a sustainable enterprise that manages a value chain for organic farming products (cashew nuts and cashew apple) from Tanzania.
Organic
No synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers
Ethical
Transfer of value and fair working conditions to every sector in the chain.
Traceable
Record keeping, traceability, documentation
Environmental
Health & sustainability for humans, animals, plants and
our planet
Our processes
It takes a long way to get the cashew into your hand
It takes a long way to get the cashew into your hand. The journey from the farm in Tanzania to the shelf of a shop takes a long time and involves several processing steps.
Harvesting & Sun Drying
Harvesting
Sizing and Steam cooking
Sizing & Steaming
Shelling
Shelling
Drying & Peeling
Drying & Peeling
Sorting & Grading
Sorting & Grading
Vacuum Packaging & Shipping
Vacuum packing & Shipping
Organic Cashew Nut Processing Factory
Our processing factory at Kisemvule/Mkuranga District, 15 KM south of Dar es Salaam has a processing capacity of 5,000 tons of Organic Raw Cashew Nuts per year. Our team includes more than 320 people who work in different sections from shelling, drying, peeling up to sorting and grading. (s. fotos above)
Organic grower Groups
Our organic certified farmers are organized in a so called “Organic Grower Group”. Most of the farmers are very small scale farmers with only a few acres of land.
Demo & Research Farm
Our Demo & Research Farm at Vikindu/Vianzi in Mkuranga district is a location where we started various activities to demonstrate innovative ways of organic cashew nut farming. We also started research about pest control, farming technics and new ways of high density plantation.
Certification
Our Company has a Organic Certificate according to EU and North America Regulations.


Certified by ECOCERT SA – TZ-BIO-154